Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Yummy Zucchini Bread - Gluten-free recipe

Often I hear
from fans. Luckily, most write nice notes. Some, let's just say, it's good I have rhinoceros skin…LOL

Recently, I
entered into a conversation with one fan, Peg Barker, who was so sweet. At her
request, I donated a few books to a cause for cancer. [My mother died of cancer.]
In return, Peg made me the most beautiful potholders! Look at the handiwork.
And do you see the cheese and wine in the fabric? Fabulous.

Peg and I
shared a few more emails and at one point, she sent me a recipe for gluten-free
zucchini bread. What was so funny is it matched a recipe for zucchini bread
that my lifelong friend Carol Jorgenson Mince gave me years ago! (Regular recipe) Years later, when I had to
tweak the recipe to make it gluten-free, it nearly matched Peg’s. Does that mean there’s
nothing new under the sun? Nope. Just means that many recipes are so good, why
change them!

Carol has always been taller than I am!!

I love
zucchini. It’s one of those vegetables that is so good for you. It’s packed
with vitamin A and provides lots of potassium. When it goes into a sweet bread
like this, it disappears, so I can promise you, your kids won’t notice it’s
there. PS You can also hide it in
meatloaf and spaghetti sauce, too!

This is a great time of year to cook with zucchini, and what a classic recipe to offer in gluten-free form. Love the story (and pic) of you and your good friend Carol, adorable (as are those potholders from Peg)!